Wichita eagle., 1887-08-02
BOARD OF EpucAr1os.

BOARD OF EDUCATIoN.
Board of Education NEE in regular session
at Office of police judge. Present: Brown.
Caldwell, Geo. E. Campbell, w. P. Camp
bell, J. c. Slaven, j. W. Vineyard, 81. L.
Taylor Absent: j. NJ. Allen, A Katz and
NJ W. Levy.
Minutes of preceding meeting were read
and approved; treasurer's report read and
ordered placed on file, after which the new
members, Messrs. Van Ness and Tucher tool
their seats, and Col Taylor and J. NJ Allen
the old members retired
The board then proceeded to reorganizt
and elect president, vice president and clerk
E. J. Brown was placed in nomination b5
Wingard and seconded by Caldwell and
Slaven- No other nominations being mad.
was elected unanimously.
For vice-president Caldwell nominated
George e. Campbell and Campbell nominal
G. A. Van Ness; on roll call Van Ness wa.
elected.
For clerk Wingard nominated ALT c. Bur
well, seconded by Caldwell and Slaven. n,
other nomination being mode he was electet
unanimously. On melton of Wingard salary o
clerk was increased to $500 per year.
After reorganization Judge Campbell aske'
the board to consider whether his movin,
out of the second ward would vacate his OF
fee as member, he thinking it did not.
After consideration the question wa
postponed until next regular meeting, an
each member to constitute himself commit
tee Of one to investigate the question.
On motion of Caldwell, the following resi-
luton was adopted:
| Resolved, That this board tender il
thanks for the able manner in which he hs
presided over the board during the past yea
and the interest he has taken in its delibers
lions.
Col. Taylor then thanked the board fc
uniform kindness shown him while he presto
ed over the board.
| Committee on ways and means recommend
ed that the levy Of taxes for school purpos.
be as follows:
| General fund mil
| Interest fund. 1-2 g
Sinking fund. ~
| Report of committee adopted and cler
ordered to certify the same to the count
clerk.
| The levy of taxes for the ensuing year wi
be one mill less than for last year, and sewers
mills less than any other year.
The contract for heating app,
ratus for the addition to the Fir
ward school Encouragement of old, We
let to Killeen & Stockinger for 81 ,O5O. 90, thu
being the only bid received.
The following bids were received for tt
erection Of the new eight-room school buil'
ing on land owned by the board of educatio
of North Lawrence avenue:
| russell BROS. $l5 ~
Wilkinson & Ransom . 16, l:
Thomas II. O'Neil. ... 1917
| T.. p. Rogers & Co. 1873
RUSSELL DTOS. 10, IL
| w. H. SUernDerg NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1919
| The bid OF E. P. Rogers g. Co. being lowe
the contract was ordered awarded to the
on their entering into contract that they wi
have the same completed on or before IL
25th day of December, 1887, and agreeing I
pay $500 per day for each day thereaftt
the building is incomplete, and give good an
sufficient bond for the faithful performant
of all the stipulations Of contract.
| On motion of W. P. Campbell the plans Il
said building, together with the addition
the first ward building, were accepted {
three hundred dollars and ]. W. Wingar
was directed to superintend the constructio
of the buildings for 5000.
| Committee ON Furniture and ApparatJ
reported they had ordered 224 seats from tt
Burlington School Furniture company
the same price paid for them last year. Re
port adopted.
Committee on Teachers and Salaries r.
ported in favor Of the employment of Miss,
Gooch, Knight, Ada Brook, Lulu Maupil
Fannie Vance and Mrs Fannie Wharto
and Mr. Knight, Ill at $50 per month Re
ommendation adopted.
Messrs. S. s. Estey, Parker and Adam
were appointed Board of School Exam inc
for the ensuing year, and examination WI
ordered to be held ON Monday and Tuesda
the Doth and 3Oth of August, 1887.
| Committees were arranged the same as la
year.
| On motion Of Mr. Wingard, the schoo
were ordered opened on Monday, the 9Th da
Of September, 1887
On motion the bond of treasurer WI
placed at $50. 600.
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